Equipment is a pre-tax expense not post-tax. The original poster is not talking about a revenue tax, he's talking about an after tax surcharge on profits. That's a huge difference. A proposed after tax surcharge would have no impact on a company's ability to use its revenue to purchase equipment. In fact, it might actually encourage a company to spend more on innovation and equipment so as to reduce its post tax profit surcharge.
Honestly, I don't know why you are trying to pick fly shit from pepper on this. The fact is, companies will not go out of business. They will be less profitable for sure, but less profitable doesn't mean "out of business" which has been my point all along.
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